circum-

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circum-

/siʁˈkũ/ [sihˈkũ] Brazil, IPA
/siɻˈkũ/ (Região Sul) Brazil, IPA
/siʁˈkũ/ [siχˈkũ] (Rio de Janeiro) Brazil, IPA
/siɾˈkũ/ (São Paulo) Brazil, IPA
/siɾˈkũ/ Portugal, IPA

Where it comes from

Do latim circum-⁽ˡᵃ⁾, forma prefixada do advérbio latino circum ("em volta de").

prefix cir.cum-

elemento de composição de palavras que as antecede, com o sentido de em torno de, em volta de Nota: segundo a Reforma Ortográfica de 1990, segue

Similar: peri-

Thesaurus

prefix

Similar: peri-

In English

circum- prefix meaning "around"

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MLA

"circum-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/circum-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

circum-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/circum-

Chicago

"circum-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/circum-.

BibTeX

@misc{circum_2026,
  title = {circum-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/circum-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}